The Exclusives

The Exclusives

Ralph Jeanty and Sean McMilliom at the BMI RnB HipHop Awards Red Carpet
Background information
Also known as Move Sumthin' Productions
Origin Miami, Florida, USA
Genres Hip hop, R&B
Occupation(s) Producers, SongWriters
Years active 2007-present
Associated acts August Alsina, Betty Wright, The Roots, Lil Wayne, Lloyd, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Lenny Williams, Karmin, Cassius Jay
Members Sean "Pen" McMillion
Ralph "Vintage" Jeanty

The Exclusives (formerly Move Sumthin Productions) are an American/Haitian R&B/Pop/Hip Hop songwriting/production team from Miami, Florida, consisting of Sean "Pen" McMillion and Ralph "Vintage" Jeanty. The product of Miami-based writing camp, The M.O.S.T. the now Atlanta-based team broke into the music scene by co-producing the theme to the 2010 Soul Train Awards.[1]

Music career

In their short career The Exclusives, began to build notoriety and respect as songwriters and producers for co-writing the song "Never Window Shopping" for Lloyd on his Zone 4/Interscope Release King of Hearts.[2]

Under the mentorship of R&B Legend Betty Wright the duo set to broaden their horizons in the music industry. The team collaborated with Wright, as well as The Roots and co-wrote two songs on their album Betty Wright: The Movie released on November 15, 2011. The album received positive reviews mostly; Metascore gave it a 73 out of 100. It was listed as #6 on Associated Press's best albums of 2011.[3] Pen and Vintage co-wrote the songs "Real Woman"[4] featuring Snoop Dogg, and "Baby Come Back"[5] featuring Lenny Williams.[6]

Work on the Betty Wright album afforded them the opportunity to work with The Roots on their first concept album entitled Undun, which released on December 2, 2011. The album debuted at No. 17 on Billboard Hot 200,[7] and The Exclusives co-wrote the song "The Other Side" featuring Greg Porn and Bilal.[8]

Their rising success did not go unnoticed, Super Producer Tricky Stewart heard a song the duo wrote, and asked if he could record the song on an up-and-coming artist. Stewart produced the song with The Exclusives and it found a home with Media Sensation Karmin; most famously known for their Chris Brown cover, Look at Me Now. On May 1, 2012 the song "Too Many Fish" was unveiled to the world via several blog sites.[9][10]

Notable Charted Songs

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US US R&B/HH
[11]		 US R&B
"I Luv This Shit"
(August Alsina featuring Trinidad James)		 2013 48 13 4 Downtown: Life Under the Gun and Testimony
"Downtown"
( August Alsina featuring Kidd Kidd) 		— — — Downtown: Life Under the Gun
"Ghetto"
( August Alsina featuring Rich Homie Quan or Yo Gotti) 		115 37 19 Testimony
"Numb"
( August Alsina featuring B.o.B and Yo Gotti)		 122 38 16
"Make It Home"[13][14]
( August Alsina featuring Jeezy)		 2014 — 51 22
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4252123/
  2. ↑ [[King of Hearts|King of Hearts Deluxe Version]] (CD booklet). Lloyd. United States: B-001511702. 2011.
  3. ↑ "No Surprise: Adele Tops AP's List Of Best Albums". Associated Press. December 12, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Real Woman allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Baby Come Back allmusic.com". www.allmusic.com. November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ Betty Wright: The Movie (CD booklet). Betty Wright & The Roots. United States. 2011.
  7. ↑ Montana, Gina (December 14, 2011). "Drake’s Take Care Drops to No. 7 on 200 Chart, Roots Undun Debuts at No. 17". XXL. Harris Publications. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
  8. ↑ Kellman, Andy (December 2, 2011). "Undun - The Roots". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Review. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  9. ↑ Moore, Jacob (May 1, 2012). "Too Many Fish - Karmin". Epic Records. Sony Corporation. Review. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  10. ↑ Lewis, Brittany (May 1, 2012). "Too Many Fish - Karmin". Epic Records. Sony Corporation. Review. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
  11. ↑ Illegal name entered augustalsina/augustalsina/chart?f=367 "K. Michelle Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ "American single certifications – August Alsina – I Luv This S**t". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 18, 2014. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  13. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/make-it-home-feat.-jeezy-single/id797816709
  14. ↑ "Urban/UAC Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27.